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Jean le FlambeurSeries
series3 books2010
Hard science fiction.
“Jean le Flambeur is a master thief broken out of a virtual prison to pull off one more impossible heist, in a solar system reshaped by uploaded minds, post-human factions, and economies built on memory and privacy themselves.”
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Start with The Quantum Thief →
Implied SpacesNovel
Walter Jon Williamsstandalone novel2008
Reflective in tone.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe
The Stars My DestinationNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1956
Adventurous in tone, about revenge and survival.
The MargaretsNovel
Sheri S. Tepperstandalone novel2007
About slavery and ecological collapse.
“The Margarets marks the long-awaited return of one of the most respected authors in the sf community; a writer who has earned accolades and the admiration of every true aficionado of bold, brilliant, risk-taking speculative fiction.”
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EmbassytownNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2011
First contact, mysterious in tone, about aliens and political intrigue.
“In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak.”
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